Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-18
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his home in Brooklyn at 95 u. III. Of
the Stl. On the morning Of the stl he was at
tackled with a paralytic stroke, from which he
n,yer recovered consciousness, ard his pass
ing away was peaceful and painless, witt, all
the members of his immediate family about
him. On the announcement of hA death flags
on all the public buildings Of New York and
Brooklyn wcrc placed at half-mist and the
great bell of the City Hall was blled- The
funeral services took place at 11:3O Thursday
morning, the 10th, at Mr.. BeeSher's (Ply-
mouth) church., by Rev. Chss. Fl. Rail-. of the
Holy Trinity Church. The final li,riai place
will lie Greenwood Cemetery.
The Temps. Paris, asserts tint political
prisoners arrested at Sofia for participating i'll
the recent revolt were whipped with knou:s
during the entire night following the arrest;
that Karayeroff is dying from the effects OF
punishment. The Temps says the Bulgarian
regents hope they will succeed by the exercise
Of such cruelty in terrifying those meAitating
revolution and thus prevent new uprising.
The regents, the paper adds. trust that Russia
will not interfere and intend soon to proclaim
the absolute. independence of Bulgaria.
For a number of months the postohice
authorities in New York have received COM
plants from all parts Of the country about a
concern doing business at No. As Maidcn Lane,
known as the Victor Watch company which
was flooding tho mails with circulars adver-
Using cheap watches. Inspector Har,shorn
disclosed the fact that the concern was q
gigantic swindle. 1t was run by a man named
Charles West. He advertised gold-plated
watches for $3.50, received money and never
sent the watches. He has been arrested by
the federal authorities. West has made
thousands of dollars out of the sclcme.
AT Des Moines Constable Logan went into
The Wholesale drug house of Hurltut, Hess &
Co. to make an arrest of a driver for deliver
ing liquor without a permit. He refused to
say whether he had a warrant for the arrest
or not, and while engaged in a controversy
with the employees drew a revolver and COM
menced firing. Joe Rowe, one OF the en-
ployes, returned the fire, shooting Logan
through the breast, killing him Immediately.
Rowe was arrested and claims that ne fired in
self defense.
The Heland Chamber of Deputies, by a
vote of 43 against IS, approved the law regu-
lating succession to the throne. The law pro-
vides that if the direct line fails succession
fall first, upon Sofa, sister Of the Eing; sec
ondly, upon the dcscendent of Mariane, daugh-
ter of the late King; thirdly, upon the de.
scendcnts of the late Queen Louise, OF
Sweden; fourthly, upon Princess Maria, OF
Wiedc.
"A special from Laredo, Texas, says that al
a point a mile above that city a boy was cross
ing the Rio Grande in a skiff. When he was
within twenty feet of the Mexican shore the
customs guards fired, killing him. The shoot
ing was witnessed from the American side.
The boy had about six bits worth of contra.
band goods in the skif. The Mexican officials
promptly arrested the guard on the charge OF
murder.
Matthew \. Manning, of West Virginia
has been appointed Chief of division in the
pension Office. Walter Jordon, of Fort Blu.
ford, d.. T., has been appointed an. appraiser
of r~ight-of-way of the 81. Paul, Minneapolis 4
Manitoba Railway company through Ior'
Bcrthold, and The Black Feet Indian Rese.va.
ton.
The dynamite works OF Mrs. Mary A. Dit.
man, at Gay Chester, on Long Island So1nd
were blown up on the eth inst, killing on,
man and ~levclling the buildings to the ground
This is the fifth disaster Of this kind Detailing
Mrs. Ditman's enterprise.
Mrs. Senator Beck died ut Washington o.,
the 9Th inst.